GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
stoutstrong of character: such as
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
chroniccontinuing or occurring again and again for a long time
gushto issue copiously or violently
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
vintnera wine merchant
wagea payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis